Hydroelectric Maintenance Machinist

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

• Conduct preventive maintenance and overhaul of hydroelectric generators, adjust and/or inspect hydroelectric generators, turbines, hydroelectric governors or associated auxiliary equipment including shaft alignment, vectors, Babbitt bearings, slug arc adjustment and electronic micrometer readings.
• Diagnose and repair malfunctioning powerhouse facility equipment.
• Repair malfunctioning tools and portable equipment.
• Fabricate and manufacture parts and equipment such as turbine seal rings, bushings, shafts, intake gate chains, wheel guides and thrust bearings.
• Inspect work performed by outside contractors to ensure product specifications and quality.
• Prepare written reports, including activity reports and repair procedures.
• Maintain all overhead cranes and rigging equipment to W.I.S.H.A. standards.
• Function as a rigger and/or crane operator for moving, installing and transporting heavy machinery.
• Determine raw material needs, calculate and determine dimensions, estimate costs, and determine project specifications in design and fabrication of parts, tools, or prototypes.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work as a team member in a diverse workforce.

Required Qualifications:

In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has:

• Completion of a Machinist or Millwright apprenticeship program and experience as a journey level worker or above for at least two years.
• Advanced knowledge of machinist skills.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics.
• in fabrication and design of parts, equipment and machinery per National Standards using lathes, mills, radial drill presses, sharpeners, and other machine shop equipment.
• Preparation of written reports, including activity reports and repair procedures.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), such as Work and Asset Management System (WAMS).
• Familiar with MS Word, MS Excel, and electronic filing.
• Rigger or crane operator experience for moving, installing and transporting heavy machinery.
• Experience determining raw material needs, calculate, and determine dimensions.
• Knowledge and experience maintaining, repairing and machining hydroelectric generating machinery related components.
• Experience maintaining and repairing overhead cranes.
• Experience servicing and repairing large Babbit bearings.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Positive experience, knowledge and use of safe work practices.

Requires a minimum of two (2) years previous journey-level machinist experience or four (4) years of machine work experience under the supervision of a journey-level machinist (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

• Required to be on call 24 hour/day.
• Required to lift materials in excess of 50 pounds.
• Required to work in confined areas.
• Required to work around high voltage equipment.
• Required to work in all types of weather.

Current Washington State Driver’s License.

• Completion of a Machinist or Millwright apprenticeship program and experience as a journey level worker or above for at least two years.
• Advanced knowledge of machinist skills.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Experience in fabrication and design of parts, equipment and machinery per National Standards using lathes, mills, radial drill presses, sharpeners, and other machine shop equipment.
• Preparation of written reports, including activity reports and repair procedures.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), such…